''Neolucia'' is a

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butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. The three species of this genus are endemic to

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and

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Species

The following species are recognised: *''

Neolucia agricola ''Neolucia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The three species of this genus are endemic to Australia and Tasmania. Species The following species are recognised: *'' Neolucia agricola'' (Westwood, 851 *''Neolucia mathewi ...

'' (Westwood,

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'' (Miskin, 1890) *''

Neolucia hobartensis ''Neolucia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The three species of this genus are endemic to Australia and Tasmania. Species The following species are recognised: *''Neolucia agricola'' (Westwood, 851 *''Neolucia mathewi ...

'' (Miskin, 1890)

References

Polyommatini Lycaenidae genera {{Lycaenidae-stub